Ice Cream Sandwich now on 7.1 percent of all Android smartphones

Over the past little while we've started to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich make its way to quite a few devices and now Google has updated their latest Android platform version statistics to give us all a better look at the rate of adoption across the board. Gingerbread is still the run away leader here with a total of 65 percent but Ice Cream Sandwich has now reached 7.1 percent of Android smartphones out there. For some perspective, that's up from the 2.9 percent reported in April.

Source: Android Developers

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Unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus back in stock on Google Play after sales ban temporary stay

Apple has recently scored two preliminary victories in its trial against Samsung in the U.S. – the trial itself is set to start on July 30 – and they’re both injunctions against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Nexus. Samsung appealed both decisions, but the same judge that awarded the sales ban dismissed both appeals. This all happened in just over a week, in what has been one of the worst periods for Samsung, from the legal point of view.

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About The Samsung Galaxy S2 4.0.4 Update

After news began to emerge a few days ago of a leak of the much anticipated 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update for the Samsung Galaxy S2, it has been confirmed that the update is now officially available, however, don’t get too excited yet, just now the update is available only for Galaxy S2 owners in Russia. The update will soon the markets in the rest of the world soon.

It is anticipated other owners will be able to obtain the update in the next couple of months.  Owners will be able to update their Galaxy S2 by either Samsung Kies or Over-The Air (OTA). So when you receive it, what can you expect?  Well the update promises to bring enhanced stability and a slew of performance updates and bug fixes. This latest update shows Samsung’s commitment to the Galaxy S2, despite the recent emergence of the Galaxy S3 in the marketplace.  Samsung has continued to push updates to all their versions of the Galaxy S2 to the latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but this is the first release of the 4.0.4. So, what should we expect? Definitely something good! Because since it is android, then there is nothing to worry about it being something of no use to the consumers. Since its launch in 2011, Samsung Galaxy S2 continues to attract interest from tech geeks who consider it sets trends whilst waiting for other smartphones to catch up.  Samsung announced that by June 2012, it had sold over 24 million of the Galaxy S2 handsets worldwide. Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance and has since a number of updates to its base operating system since it original commercial release of Android 1.0 in September 2008.  Since April 2009, each version has been released under a codename based on a dessert, which, released in alphabetical order have been cupcake, donut, éclair, froyo, gingerbread, honeycomb, and ice cream sandwich.  A jelly bean version was released late in June 2012 and owners of the Galaxy S2 will I’m sure be hoping that this latest update to Android 4.0.4 (ICS) will pave the way for a later update to Jelly Bean. The Galaxy S2 was originally launched with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with most owners currently running on Android 4.0.3 (ICS).  Featuring a 4.3in Super AMOLED display, the Galaxy S2 was released in April last year.  The device sports a high resolution 8mp rear-facing camera and 2mp front camera.  It is equipped with an Exynos dual-core CortexA-9 processor clocked at 1.2GHz.  The handset is powered by a 1650mAH battery and according to Samsung, delivers talk time up to 18 hours and 20 minutes in 2G and up to 8 hours and 40 minutes in 3g connectivity. So, now Samsung users can enjoy a new update and hope that their smart phones continue to give them the very best of what they deserve for the money they have paid. That is all for now about Samsung Galaxy, we will share any more news with you people as soon as we come across it. Source: thedroidguy

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Amazing Alex available in Google Play from Angry Birds creator

Rovio, the company that launched one of the most successful mobile franchises ever has just released its first non-Angry Birds game. Amazing Alex is the name of this new game, which is now available from Google Play for Android devices and from the App Store for iOS devices. Just like Angry Birds, Amazing Alex is a physics puzzle game. But this time around you don’t have to destroy any egg-stealing pigs, or any kind of opponents. Instead you have to help Alex, a “whiz kid” with a “boundless imagination,” create various adventures out of his toys. The game offers you 100 challenging levels “across fun-filled” locations, and it will let you create some puzzles of your own and share them with friends that play the same game. Amazing Alex, requires Android 1.6 or later – that’s right, as long as you have Donut on your device you’ll be able to get the game – and the download measures just 23MB. There are three game versions available from Google Play: Amazing Alex Free, Amazing Alex Premium and Amazing Alex HD priced at $0 (trial version), $0.99 and $2.99, respectively. Anyone excited to try Rovio’s first non-Angry Birds? Have you already downloaded Amazing Alex on your Android device? Is it on par with Angry Birds?

Source: androidauthority

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Whale Trail

Description:


Fly Willow the Whale through the magical skies of Rainbow Land!

Collect Blubbles, loop the loop, smash grumpy Thunder Bros and meet friends along the way.

Choose how you want to play: sit back and explore endless Classic Mode or unlock stars in bite-size Challenge Levels.
 

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Raging Thunder 2 HD

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An adrenaline pumping 3D racer, featuring cross-platform multiplayer!

"One of the best driving games ever, just got better"
- Mobile Game Faqs

"Combines the high speed, adrenaline pumping gameplay of an arcade racer with the colourful, power-up heavy, physics-defying feats of a casual kart racer"
- Pocket Gamer

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Piranha 3DD: The Game

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FROM THE MAKERS OF SCREAM, COMES PIRANHA 3DD

Based on the motion picture, PIRANHA 3DD, become a bloodthirsty school of predators and troll the shallow shores in search of soft morsels of helpless prey.
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After the terror unleashed on Lake Victoria in PIRANHA 3D, the pre-historic school of bloodthirsty piranhas are back. This time, nothing and no one is safe from the flesh eating fish as they sink their razor sharp teeth into the visitors of summer’s best attraction, The Big Wet Water Park.
 

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Google Navigation will finally have the ability to map offline

Ever since getting my first Android phone, I have loved using the Navigation app to help me get where I’m going, sometimes whether I really need it or not. Androids (and smartphones in general) are good at picking up all kinds of tasks and replacing a regular GPS unit is one of those tasks. There has been a downside though. If you loose 3G coverage, you could be left in the dark.

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Use Your Computer's Keyboard to Type on Your Phone with WiFi Keyboard

Do you love doing things such as sending text messages from your phone but hate using the tiny on screen or slide out keyboard? Of course there is always the speech to text option but many times it doesn't quite translate right if you don't have good reception or don't talk slow or loud enough. If you are an avid texter and just happen to be by your computer while your texting marathon happens to be going on then WiFi Keyboard may be exactly what you are looking for.

WiFi Keyboard uses your home wireless, cellular or even USB connection to make what you type on your computer's keyboard show up on your Android phone or tablet. When using WiFi Keyboard you will actually see the text typing into your phone as you type it on your computer. The text is entered via a simple web interface on your computer that gives you a text box to type in the text itself. You can even copy and paste text from documents or web pages from your computer right to your device.

By default it will show the text being typed into your phone or tablet as you type but not on your computer screen. Pressing the F4 key on your keyboard will switch the editing mode to your computer rather than your Android device. Then after you are happy with what you typed you would press F4 again to have it sent to your phone or tablet and then you can send your text message. WiFi Keyboard can also be used with other apps that allow text input so it's not just limited to text messaging.

Once you download and install the app you will need to configure your Android device to allow WiFi Keyboard as a text input method. This is done in your device's settings under Language & keyboard settings. Just simply check the box that says WiFi Keyboard and you are almost there.

Now when you are in a text box area on your Android you will need to change the text input mode to WiFi Keyboard by long pressing in the text box area and then releasing and you will get an Input Method selection where you can choose WiFi Keyboard. Now you are ready to start typing on your computer's keyboard and have the text sent to your phone or tablet as you type. When you are done you can simply do the process again and choose Multi-touch keyboard to go back to the way it was before.

To get to the proper webpage on your computer for the text input you will need to open a web browser and go to one of the following addresses you are given in the WiFi Keyboard app. Simply type one of the addresses into the address bar of your browser and press enter and you will be all set.

They say that Internet Explorer is not supported and Chrome is your best bet but it worked just fine in Firefox for us. If you are going to use WiFi Keyboard with your wireless connection then make sure it's enabled on your device first for best results.

WiFi Keyboard can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or sent to your device via the online Android Market.

SOURCE: online android tips

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Grab Me If U Can (No Banner)

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Put your finger on the hand to start the music. Then quickly pull your finger up when the music stop!

Dead simple but fun for the whole family.

Check-in to Heyzap and boast your score to the world!

- About Deals of the Day and bonus notifications -

Play and save money!

After showing your gaming skill by playing through some game levels, you'll be presented with exclusive deals and discounts from top brands.

The game will also give you once a day notifications about deals and other cool stuff. Please keep the game installed to receive this benefits.

If you uninstall the game and still receive notifications, that means they are generated by other application.

This is a banner-free version of the same game. This version lacks some features like leaderboards and achievements. You can download the regular version(also free!) to compete with players around the world.

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